Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

A fission track technique used for biogeochemical prospecting in Northern India

1986; Elsevier BV; Volume: 26; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0375-6742(86)90076-2

1879-1689

Narinder Singh, Manwinder Singh, Surinder Singh, H.S. Virk,

Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

A fission track technique was employed to determine the uranium (U) content of plant species collected from different locations of the middle and outer Himalayas. The regional threshold for U content was 5.5 μg/g for plants of this area. Berberis brachybotrys and Adhatoda vesica were suitable for biogeochemical prospecting. The identification of anomalies in an area of U mineralization, confirmed that the biogeochemical technique could be successfully used in the exploration for uranium.